It's going to take more than colored plastic to make social robots truly inclusive. ... Why are Nao, Pepper and iCub, robots used in schools and museums, clad with shiny, white plastic?

The legs are one of the main things you'll have to assemble yourself, along with the distinctive plastic shell, based on one of six different insects, including a cute ladybug, a shiny rhinoceros ...

Musio’s squeaky, high-pitched cartoonish voice is cute, too, but could get old fast. So far Musio has raised more than $17,000 toward its $50,000 crowdfunding goal, with 35 days to go. Pricing ...

There is a reason most human-shaped robots are white, say researchers. ... Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, and even NASA’s Valkyrie robot. All made of shiny white material.

DARPA unveiled the newly upgraded Atlas, its search and rescue humanoid robot, in time for the upcoming DARPA Robotics Challenge in June. Except for the lower legs and feet, 75 percent of the robot ...